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(Created page with 'The Larmor radius is the radius of gyration of a charged particle moving in a magnetic field. Balancing the Lorentz Force :<math>\vec F = q \vec v \times \vec B</math> with the…') |
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:<math>r_L = \frac{m}{q} \frac{v_\perp}{B}</math> | :<math>r_L = \frac{m}{q} \frac{v_\perp}{B}</math> | ||
where only the perpendicular component of the velocity enters. | where only the perpendicular component of the velocity (with respect to the magnetic field) enters. | ||